Columbia Space Shuttle Memorial Study Act of 2005
Latest action · Dec 2, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 1, 2005
- Passed SenateNov 16, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on October 19, 2005. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Columbia Space Shuttle Memorial Study Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to carry out a study to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing, as units of the National Park System, memorials to the Space Shuttle Columbia, to be located on the four specified parcels of land in Texas on which large debris from the Space Shuttle was recovered.
Instructs the Secretary, in carrying out such study, to assume that, if established after completion of such study, each memorial shall be administered by the Secretary.
Authorizes the Secretary to recommend to Congress additional sites in Texas relating to the Space Shuttle Columbia for establishment as memorials.
Authorizes appropriations.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 1, 2005.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Original | Feb 1, 2005 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Feb 1, 2005Markup Sep 28, 2005Reported Oct 19, 2005 |
| National Parks Subcommittee | Hearings Apr 28, 2005 | |
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Nov 17, 2005 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Dec 2, 2005 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 2, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks.
- Nov 16, 2005Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S13044; text as passed Senate: CR S13044)
- Nov 16, 2005Received in the House.
- Nov 16, 2005Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Nov 16, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
- Oct 19, 2005Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Domenici with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 109-145.
- Oct 19, 2005Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 237.
- Sep 28, 2005Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Apr 28, 2005Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 109-74.
- Feb 1, 2005Introduced in Senate
- Feb 1, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S749-750)
- Feb 1, 2005Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S750)
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Oct 6, 2005S. 242, Columbia Space Shuttle Memorial Study Act of 2005<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on September 28, 2005</p>
- Oct 6, 2005S. 242, Columbia Space Shuttle Memorial Study Act of 2005Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on September 28, 2005
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 109-74 | MISCELLANEOUS PARKS BILLS50 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Apr 28, 2005 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5692 | Columbia Space Shuttle Memorial Study Act | Related bill | Nov 13, 2006 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to establish 4 memorials to the Space Shuttle Columbia in the State of Texas.
- Official Titles as Amended by Senate
- An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a study to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing memorials to the Space Shuttle Columbia on parcels of land in the State of Texas.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Columbia Space Shuttle Memorials Act of 2005
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Columbia Space Shuttle Memorials Act of 2005
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Columbia Space Shuttle Memorial Study Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 16, 2005Referred in House
- Nov 16, 2005Engrossed in Senate
- Oct 19, 2005Reported to Senate
- Feb 1, 2005Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.